Salamis (butterfly)
Salamis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies. They are commonly known as mother-of-pearls and are found in Africa. Salamis was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river god Asopus and Metope, daughter of the Ladon, another river god.
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| Genus: | Salamis Boisduval, 1833 |
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Taxonomy
Protogoniomorpha was viewed as part of Salamis by Ackery et al. (1995), but Wahlberg et al. (2005) showed that it is a distinct genus, and that one of its former species (Salamis cytora or Protogoniomorpha cytora and possibly also the similar Salamis temora or Protogoniomorpha temora belongs in Junonia.
Species
Alphabetical order:[1]
- Salamis anteva (Ward, 1870)
- Salamis augustina Boisduval, 1833
- Salamis cacta (Fabricius, 1793) – lilac mother-of-pearl or lilac beauty
- Salamis humbloti Turlin, 1994
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References
- "Salamis Boisduval, 1833" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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